i think we should withold judgment on the next step in the united states until we have more can't and figure out where this is going. melissa: you mentioned the suez canal and mentioned impact on oil here. what do you think it does to the price of oil to see these tensions erupt? >> i think that the people who deal in oil internationally are very experienced in the middle east and in ups and downs of violence and turmoil and even chaos. i think some of that is factored into the price of oil. right now despite the sanctions on iran oil prices are in pretty good shape. they fell again i believe today. they're well below $100 a barrel. i don't think you will see any immediate fallout. watch two things. first of all can libya continue to remain stable and pump oil it is pumping now? secondly how are things going in egypt. because egypt is so important strategically and cultural and demographic center of the middle east, how things go in egypt will have an effect on everything from iran to north africa. melissa: ambassador, thank you so much for your time this evening. >> thank you very mu